Luca Guastini

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Luca Guastini
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Born
Luca Guastini

(1982-03-09) March 9, 1982 (age 42)
OccupationActor
Years active2004-present

Luca Guastini [1] (born March 9, 1982, in Livorno, Italy) is an Italian actor.

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Biography

Guastini was born in Livorno, Italy, the son of a housewife and an office worker. He has one brother. [2]

He began playing piano when he was 5, with the hope of becoming a musician. Guastini played in various garage bands. [2]

Acting accidentally stepped into his life. After a few performances as a busker he will work with directors such as Serge Denoncourt, Michelangelo Ricci, Gabriele Paoli. [3]

Guastini's first major role was in the 2010 film Exit: una storia personale , directed by Max Amato, for which he won the Prix d'Interprétation Masculine - Festival du Cinema Italien d'Annecy (2010). [4]

In 2011, he starred in Steel , based on the Silvia Avallone novel of the same name, directed by Stefano Mordini and presented at the Venice Film Festival (2012). [5]

In 2015, he starred in the comedy L'Universale , directed by Federico Micali and L'ospite , a biographical drama film based on the last days of the philosopher Giovanni Gentile, directed by Ugo Frosi .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Traditore Policeman
2010 Exit: una storia personale Marco Serrano Prix d'Interprétation masculine - Festival du Cinema Italien d'Annecy 2010 [3]

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2010 Coincidenze Him
2012 Steel Cristiano
2014 Freddy Hotel Boy in the dream
2015 L'ospite Cesare
2016 L'Universale Marco Calamassi
2016 Distant Vision Pizzutti
2018 Malerba Gabriele
2018 Verso un altrove Tommaso
2022 Ero in guerra ma non lo sapevo Albertini

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 I delitti del Barlume FaniniEpisode: "La battaglia navale"
2021 Leonardo Tornabuoni

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